School district documents offer a likely explanation for why Dustin Romero didn’t coach the defending state champions in this year’s playoffs.
Nevada Preps
Here is the 2019-20 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys basketball team.
Bishop Gorman scored 33 first-quarter points and beat Durango in coach Grant Rice’s 500th win at the school, for the Desert Region championship.
Jake Johnson carded a 4-over-par 76 at Rhodes Ranch on Wednesday to earn medalist honors and help Bishop Gorman’s boys golf team win a Southwest League match.
Rayshon Funches and Emmanuel Austin combined to score 22 points in the final 10 minutes as the Longhorns held on for a 68-66 win over Fairmont (California) in the Tarkanian Classic’s Eastbay Division at Faith Lutheran.
Paige Birch had 10 kills, four blocks and three digs on Thursday as Del Sol’s girls volleyball team outlasted visiting Chaparral, 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Angel Arreola had a goal and two assists Thursday as the visiting Sunrise Mountain boys soccer team handed Eldorado its first loss of the season, 3-2.
Senior Essence Booker scored a game-high 28 points, and a run of 23 unanswered points catapulted the Grizzlies to a 67-42 victory over Mt. Eden (California) in the opening round of the Tarkanian Classic at Liberty High School.
Centennial swept both genders in the Class 4A state track meet at Foothill on Saturday, winning the seventh consecutive state title for the girls, and fourth in six years for the boys.
Bishop Gorman put together an impressive second-half rally before finally falling to Oklahoma’s Putnam City West 66-64 in the Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Division third-place game at Durango.
Dre’una Edwards racked up 21 points, 16 rebounds and four steals Monday to help Liberty defeat Desert Oasis 59-45 in the Tarkanian Classic at Durango.
Mariah Moses had nine kills and an ace, and Cadie Espe added seven kills for Tech’s girls volleyball team in a 18-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-12, 15-5 victory over visiting Chaparral on Thursday.
Alexis Kirson had two goals, and Green Valley’s girls soccer team upset visiting Coronado 4-2 on Thursday in a Southeast League girls soccer match.
Maris Nelson was 2-1 in singles for the Bonanza girls tennis team Tuesday, as the Bengals held off Durango at home on a tiebreaker, 10-9.
Michael Pasimio went 3-0 in singles to help Clark’s boys tennis team take a 10-8 victory at Bishop Gorman on Tuesday.
Blake Porter hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs, to help Palo Verde’s baseball team stun top-ranked and host Bishop Gorman, 13-7 on Wednesday.
Ashley Witucki, Megan Coyle and Morgan Blanner each had two hits Wednesday to help host Bishop Gorman’s softball team upset top-ranked Palo Verde, 5-3.
Leilani Limtiaco caught two second-half touchdown passes Wednesday as Mojave’s flag football team rallied for an 18-6 road win over Clark in a Division I-A Sunset League game.
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One day after emptying the moving truck, Major Kyle Smith and Lt. Colonel Lisa Smith eagerly stepped into their roles as the Salvation Army’s new Southern Nevada Coordinators, ready to kick off the organization’s annual water drive.
Three former Southern Nevada high school baseball players were selected on the second day of the MLB draft Monday.
Dr. Alfred Danielian is team cardiologist for the Raiders, the Golden Knights and Aces among others. He’s advocating for a “Smart Heart Law” for all high schools in Nevada.
Three state championship flag football games were contested Thursday at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders played an instrumental part in making it happen.
All three Nevada high school flag football state championship games will be held in the state’s largest football venue Thursday.
